Essays about: "embodied avatars"

Found 3 essays containing the words embodied avatars.

  1. 1. Embodied Avatars in Cinematic Virtual Reality : Effects on Presence, Social Presence, and Spatial Referencing.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alfred Berg; [2022]
    Keywords : Cinematic virtual reality; embodied avatars; social presence; presence; nonverbal social cues; head-mounted displays.;

    Abstract : The increasing availability of modern head-mounted displays have spurred interest in social virtual reality (VR) applications, but their immersion-inducing features limit the use of important nonverbal social cues in multiuser contexts. Embodied avatars have proven useful in increasing the social affordances of real-time rendered VR applications but remain underexplored in cinematic virtual reality (CVR). READ MORE

  3. 2. Welcome to VRChat : An ethnographic study on embodiment and immersion in virtual reality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Rasmus Asshoff; [2022]
    Keywords : Virtual reality; Mimicry; Avatars; Identity; Embodiment; Immersion; VRChat;

    Abstract : This study explore how different forms of embodied experiences in virtual reality can be explained. Virtual reality (VR) is a quickly emerging, although understudied field that in the last decade have come to take a bigger and bigger part in everyone’s daily life. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Avatar Creation and Embodied Presence in Virtual Reality Job Interviews

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Akash Menon; [2021]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Avatars; Customization; Embodiment; Identity; Job Interview; Proteus effect; Virtual Body;

    Abstract : In this work, a prototype of a job interview training application in virtual reality is evaluated. This paper explores the factors affecting the usability and embodiment of an avatar and how they related to job interviews in a virtual reality setting. READ MORE